http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44055077
Google will ban all advertisements relating to Republic of Ireland's forthcoming referendum on abortion, which takes place on 25 May.
On Tuesday, Facebook started to block ads relating to the referendum that did not originate from advertisers inside Ireland.
However, Google said all ads relating to the vote would be blocked.
Voters will decide whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Republic of Ireland's constitution, which states "the right to life of the unborn".
At present, the country has a near-total ban on abortion, with terminations very rarely allowed.
Ireland's electoral laws ban foreign organisations from funding campaign groups in the country. However, social media sites and search engines are not prohibited from carrying foreign-funded advertisements.
Google said ads relating to the vote would be "paused" from 10 May.
This latest move from Google and Facebook shows social media companies are now prepared to play a much more proactive role.
Abortion would do the Irish population a load of good... evil but necessary. Have you ever been to Ireland? You do see some interesting specimens.
The fuck man?!
it was an eye opener believe me
The jackass is a shitposter. He's just being edgy for the sake of being edgy.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/249570/0ef41719-c470-4152-9ac7-42ead818e14a/image.png
Tbh this read as a pro-choice ad to me at first.
I like how the ad touches not at all on the hardships of raising someone with Down Syndrome.
or the hardships of living with downs syndrome
The anti-abortion posters around Dublin are fucking awful. They're full of blatant lies such as "50% of babies in England are aborted" and other shit. It's a fucking disgrace.
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